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Bangladesh reach semifinals beating Hong Kong by 5 wkts

Hosts Bangladesh advanced to the semifinal of the eight-nation ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, reports UNB.They beat Hong Kong by five wickets with 232 balls to spare at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday.In the day's other matches, Sri Lanka emerged Group B champions with all-win run eliminating...

Ariful's maiden double ton takes Rangpur Div to 502

National batsman Ariful Haque made his maiden double century enabling Rangpur Division to score a huge total of 502 runs for all in 145.2 overs against Barishal Division on the 2nd day of the four-day Tier-1 match of the 20th National Cricket League (NCL) at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bagura...

Bangladesh-Pak women's 1st T20 match abandoned due to wet outfield

The first match of the four-match Women's T20 series between hosts Bangladesh and touring Pakistan was abandoned due to wet outfield at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday, reports UNB.The match, which was due to start at 2 pm (local time), was abandoned without a...

Bournemouth scores on late penalty to beat Crystal Palace

BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom, Oct 02 (AFP): Bournemouth snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Crystal Palace as Junior Stanislas's last-gasp penalty sealed the points at Dean Court on Monday.Eddie Howe's side took an early lead through David Brooks before Patrick Van Aanholt bagged a controversial second-half equaliser for Palace.Van Aanholt looked...

Tottenham host Barcelona in Champions League today

LONDON, Oct 02 (AFP): In dire need of a famous victor to revive his team's Champions League campaign, Mauricio Pochettino will draw on the memory of the most cherished success of his career when Tottenham host Barcelona on Wednesday.Pochettino's side can ill afford a damaging defeat against the Spanish champions...

Ronaldo denies rape claim as police reopen investigation

LOS ANGELES, Oct 02 (AFP): Police said Monday they had reopened an investigation into a rape accusation made by a former model who says soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo attacked her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse suite in 2009.Ronaldo, who now plays for Juventus in Italy's Serie A, rejected the...

Osaka, Wang reach third round as Potro, Dimitrov in 2nd

BEIJING, Oct 02 (AFP): Naomi Osaka is keen to move on from the "bittersweet" memories of last month's US Open triumph and she did just that with a ruthless display at the China Open on Tuesday.The young Japanese star thrashed unseeded American Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-0 in just 53 minutes...

England's Sam Curran wins young cricketer award

LONDON, Oct 02 (AFP): England all-rounder Sam Curran won the Cricket Writers' Club young cricketer of the year award on Tuesday while his Surrey teammate Rory Burns was named County Championship player of the year.Curran, 20, made his Test debut against Pakistan in June and ended up as England's man-of-the-series...

Cilic out of Japan Open as Chardy, Wawrinka, Tiafoe win

TOKYO, Oct 02 (AFP): Top seed Marin Cilic crashed out of the Japan Open in a shock 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) defeat to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round on Tuesday.The former US Open champion looked to be in complete control after pocketing the first set with a brutal...